Linda Christian, The First 'Bond Girl,' Dies at 87

Last Friday, it was announced that Agent 007's first ever Bond Girl, Linda Christian, passed away in Palm Springs on Friday at the age of 87 after a long fight with colon cancer. The Mexican-born actress (who spoke an impressive seven different languages and was married to one of Hollywood's hottest leading men at the time, Tyrone Power) played Valerie Mathis in the 1954 TV adaptation of Ian Fleming's famous novel, Casino Royale. Her look epitomized the 1950s—from her soft waves to her strong eyebrows and fluttery lashes—while her perfect curves gained her the nickname "Anatomic Bomb" by Life magazine. So to honor the beauty that started it all, I rounded up some of our favorite Bond-beauty looks of all time—each defining their era and what it means to be seriously sexy.

Ursula Andress. Andress is best known for sizzling in that little white bikini on the beach as Honey Ryder, starring opposite Sean Connery in Dr. No; but while most of us would hesitate to slip into something so small and so...white, I wouldn't think twice of copying her bronzed-goddess makeup and glowing skin. The pairing of soft smoky eyes, bronzed cheeks, and peach lips is as sexy now as it was in the early '60s, and is sure to never go out of style.

Diana Rigg. Rigg, who played the one and only Mrs. Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, is the quintessential English beauty with fair skin and gorgeous red hair. In addition to her innate elegance and understated sexiness, I still consider Rigg's thickly-lined cat eyes to be the most perfect in Hollywood history.

Daniela Bianchi. Blame it on my Eastern European roots, but I have always had a soft spot for Bianchi's character,Tatiana Romanova, in From Russia With Love. She may be a lesser known character, but I find look utterly romantic, with porcelain skin, heavily lined eyes, and soft, wispy updos. To me, this is the definition of first date makeup.

Barbara Bach. The star of The Spy Who Loved Me represented the easy sexiness of the '70s with her natural feline features and killer curves. As Anya Amasova (or Agent Triple X), her look defined an era—feathery lashes, glossy lips, long, middle-parted hair—and judging by the fall runways (Chloé for example) it's still a look considered effortless and sexy in 2011.

Carey Lowell. Not all Bond Girls have to have big hair and a silly name to seduce. A former model, Lowell lent her statuesque beauty to the role of Pam Bouvier in a License To Kill (1989), playing a former army pilot working for the CIA. With a cropped cut, tough-girl attitude, and some serious legs, Lowell redefined what it meant to be a Bond bombshell that didn't require a bouffant and lots of liner.

Halle Berry. As Jinx in Die Another Day, Berry was the first black woman in 17 years to star alongside James Bond (before her it was Grace Jones as May Day, the Amazonian villainous in A View To Kill). Ushering in a new generation of Bond Girls, Berry's look was fresh-faced with perfect skin and her signature pixie—simple, yet unbelievably sexy.